Wheel.



C. D. MILLER.

. WHEEL.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 2. I914.

Patented July 6, 1915.

2 SHEETS-SHEET I.

Charles Dlvfiller,

CHARLES D. MILLER, or e'uiNcY, ILLINOIS; ASSIG'NQR or ONE-HALF o ,SEWABIQ BEST, I Y1 I 0F ADAMS COUNTY; ILLINOIS. i i

. WHEEL.

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To all whom it in (13 concern:

a citizen of the United States of America,

residing at the city of Quincy, county of Adams, State of Il'linois,l have invented a certain new and useful Wheel, ofwhich the following is such-a full, clear, and ,exact description as will enable any one skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, a

Thisjnvntion relates to the class of wheels provided with demountable rims whereby a damaged tire can be readily removed from the wheel and a good tire substituted.

The object of the invention is to provide a wheel of this class which shall have a minimum number of part-s, be. extremely simple in construction, and in which the rim removed from the felly.

In many of the forms of wheels now in use, wedging surfaces, either as a part of the rim and felly,'or on separate members cooperating therewith, are required to'position and lock the parts together. This con- Stl'llCtlOil is objectionable in that even when such surfaces are true and clean, it is a dimcult and tedious matter to bring them into proper relative posit-ion, and when out of shape or rusty, the difficulty is increased, and it is a further object of my invention to so construct and combine the parts that my improved wheel will be rigid and dependable in its assembled condition without the use of any wedging members or wedging surfaces and without requiring numerous of construction for connecting the rim and felly which maybe applied with little expense to many forms of wheels now in.

serv ce.

The accompanying drawings illustrate one embodiment of my invention.

Figured is a side elevation with a portion of the flange carried by the rim broken away; Fig. 2 is a side elevation, showing the opposite side of the wheel from that shown in Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a side view of the rim and tire, a portion of the flange on the rim being broken away; Fig. 4 is a side View of the Wheel with the rim removed. Figs.

B'e itknown that 1, CHARLES "D. MILLER,

Specification of Letters Patent. Pgitnigd July 6, 1915,

Application filed February 2, 191%. SeiiaI No. 815,884.

5 and 6 are developed viewsmfthe inner periphery of thei'im and the outer; periph ery the folly bandyrespectively Fig. 7 Y

is a side View of a' portion of the felly andj;

riii'i, ,s hovving tliese'parts in thenlocked. po-. sit'ioii, the flange on the rim being brokenl away,and Fig. ,8 is a vie'wsimilar wing. 7, showing th'e rimand folly inunlocked position. Fig. '9 ISQI cross section through the im and felly'; Fig. 10, a {perspective View of a-portion of the rim and felly, show ing the means for shifting the rim circiiniferentiallybn the felly. 1 Fig. llillustrates a' suitable rimshifting tool. Fig. 12 is a',iperof wood, is provided with a metal band 2 having aniipturned flange 3 and spaced retaining lugs 4: which may be integral with or suitably attached to the band. The felly band is also provided with locking projec-' tions 5 and with a tool receiving opening 6.- The lugs 4 are positioned near one side of the periphery of the felly band and, on the opposite s de, the lip-turned :portion or flange is provided with a bearingsurface or seat 7 for one sideof the rim: The rim 8 is provided with spaced retaining lugs 9 which are positioned to cooperate with the lugs 4 on the'felly band. to preventlatei'alnim'ement of the rimon the folly in one direction.' Those lugs also bear upon the surface of the felly handan'd form supports for the rim. The cooperating bearing surfaces of these lugs and the fclly baiid' are cylindrical and haveequal radii. i lie rim may also "he provided with a depending flange 10 adapted to bear against the side of the follyoi" folly band and to wliollyexclude dirt-and foreign substances from the space between the felly and the rim. Any suitable means ,may be provided whereby the tire 11 may lie easily rein'oyed from or applied to' the rim. In thecoi 'st'ruction illustrated in the drawings, thefriiii has a;removablo flange 12, for this purpose The inner periphery ofthe ri n also carries locking projections 13 which egister with the locking projections 5 on tlie'fellyband when theretai ing lugs 4 and 9 are in engagement. The key M'fits into the recess formed by the locking projections and prevents relative circumferential'movement between the rim and the felly. This key is held in place by the set screw 15.

To apply the rim to the wheel, the valve stem 16 is inserted through the elongated opening 17 in the wily and the rim shifted to such position that the lugs 9 may pass the lugs l and is then pushed into place, bringing the rim against the flange 3 on the felly band and bringing the flange 10 on the rim against the felly band. i The corners of the cooperating surfaces of the lugs 4 and 9 are slightly rounded and the cooperating surfaces of these lugs are parallel to the plane of the wheel so that the rim may be shifted on the felly band to bring the lugs 9 behind the lugs 4 without any wedging action. In order to'shift the rim on the wheel to bring the lugs into and out of op posing position, I provide a narrow openmg 6 in thefelly band and suitable teeth or depressions 18 on the body or flange of the rim, these projections 18 being serially positioned and adjacent to the opening 6. A suitable tool, such as shown in Fig. 11, may be inserted into the opening 6 and behind a projection 18, the edge of the opening 6 serving as a fulcrum by meansof which the rim can be shifted until the locking projections 5 and 13 are brought into'register and the retaining lugs 4 and 9 into opposing position. The removable plate 20 having an opening to receive the .valve stem, and held in position by the valve cap 21, fits'intoand covers the opening 17 to exclude dust (see Fig. 14). I

It will be observed that my improved wheel is of very simple construction, there being'no removable parts except the key. The bearing surfaces between the rim, supporting lugs and the felly band. and between the retaining; lugs are of relatively small area and are not wedged together and it is, therefore, possible to easily shift the rim into and out of locking position. The flanges on the rim and felly band prevent .the space between these parts becoming .-.logged with mud or dust. It will also be apparent that the retaining and locking arrangement described can be applied to many forms of wheels now in use by providing the rims and follies with the locking lugs pro 'ierly positioned.

llaving fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Iwtters-latent of the United States is:

'1. A wheel comprising a felly band provided with a circumferential flange, affording a circumfe cntial bearing surface at one side of its periphery and with spaced retaining lugs adjacent to the opposite side, a

'circumfcrential removable rim provided with a circumferential bearing surface at one side of its inner periphery adapted to cooperate with the cir-- cumferential bearing surface of the felly band to support the rim and to prevent lateral motion thereof in one direction and with spaced lugs adjacent to the other side of its inner periphery and adapted to bear upon the surface of the telly band, said last named lugs being spaced to oppose the lugs on the felly band to prevent lateral movement of the rim in one direction, and a. locking member cooperating with the felly and rim to prevent circumferential movement of the rim on the felly band.

2. In combination, a wheel, a removable rim carried thereby, saidwvheel being pro vided at one side of its periphery with a circumferential flange adapted to form a support for one side of the rim and prevent lateral motion thereof in one direction and with spaced retaining lugs adjacent to the other side, said rim being provided with a. flange adapted to bear against the side of the wheel and with spaced retaining members on its periphery bearing upon the surface of the wheel to form supports for the rim and positioned to coiiperate with the retaining members on the wheel to prevent lateral movement of the rim in one direction, the opposing surfaces of the retaining members being parallel to the plane of the wheel.

3. In combination, a wheel, a removable rim carried thereby, said wheel being provided at one side of its periphery with a circumferential flange adapted to bear against the rim and with spaced retaining members adjacent to the other side, said rim being provided with a circumferential flange adapted to bear against the side of the Wheel and with spaced retaining members on its inner periphery bearing upon the surface of the wheel to form supports for the rim and positioned to coiiperate with the retainin members on the wheel to prevent latera movement of the rim in one direction, the opposing surfaces of said retaining members being parallel to the plane of the wheel,

, and the coii 'ierating supporting surfaces of the wheel and the retaining members on the rim being cylindrical and of equal radii, a tool receiving opening in the folly band. and serially positioned projections carried on the rim adjacent to said opening.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and afllxed my seal in the presence of the two subscribing witnesses.

CHARLES D. MILLER. [1,. s.] \vitnesses: Suwann Bns'r,

FLORENCE E. MILLER. 

